The engraved symbols may be part of the earliest known alphabet, but not everyone agrees. . | Credit: Glenn Schwartz/Johns ...

T he symbol ‘&’, known as the ampersand, was once considered a letter in the English alphabet before it was removed. Originating in Pompeii in the first century CE, it came from the Latin ...

They relied on these symbols not only for writing but also ... Another possibility for a source alphabet is Latin. Those who subscribe to this theory believe that the numerous commercial contacts ...